A Late Night Comedy Brawl

Not sure if you have been following the late night comedy feud between Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Conan O’Brien but it all came to a head on Monday night on Conan’s show with somewhat humourous results. Take a look at what happened below:

In fact, their fake battle royal has reached such epic proportions, even the old gray lady managed to chime in about it the other day:

At its root, the “feud” between Mr. O’Brien and his rivals originated with a political boast. Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Colbert both returned in January from sabbaticals imposed by the writers’ strike with a similar joke: Each sought to claim some credit for the rising fortunes (at least then) of Mike Huckabee, the Republican presidential candidate from Arkansas
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After weeks of sniping at one another from their various desks, they managed to pull off a comedy coup on Monday, and not a moment too soon, as their shows have lost viewers during the strike, according to Nielsen Media Research. Mr. O’Brien, joined by Mr. Colbert, first appeared Monday on Mr. Stewart’s show; Mr. Stewart and Mr. O’Brien then joined Mr. Colbert on his show immediately after; and then they did their best “Three Stooges” (and Sharks and Jets) act on Mr. O’Brien’s show. The three programs are recorded in Midtown Manhattan. [NYTimes.com]